India and Japan are bolstering defense ties by increasing interactions between their air and land counterparts. The first ever bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ between the Indian Air Force… Continue reading "India-Japan Bilateral Exercise Bolsters Air Force Cooperation, Fourth Bilateral Army Exercise Announced"
The Philippines will receive donated Japanese utility helicopters for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. The transfer of equipment was announced during the first-ever Japan-Philippine-United States Trilateral Key Leaders’… Continue reading "Philippine Army to Recieve Japanese Helicopter Donation"
On November 14, Elbit Systems announced that it had completed a $72 million sale of Hermes 900 UAVs and training capabilities to an unnamed customer. The Israeli company will provide… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Export An Unspecified Number of Hermes 900 UAVs To An Unidentified Country"
Yesterday, Manila received a major boost to its air defense capabilities with the delivery of Israeli surface-to-air missile systems. The Philippine Air Force received two SPYDER Philippine Air Defense System… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Israeli Air Defense Systems"
Last month, the U.S. 3rd Marine Division participated in the multinational Exercise Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat 6, Tagalog for Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea, alongside allies in… Continue reading "U.S. Marines Strengthen Interoperability with Philippine Counterparts at KAMANDAG 6"
The India – U.S. annual bilateral army exercise Yudh Abhyas has been postponed to November-December 2022. The 18th edition of the exercise, initially planned to be held in the last… Continue reading "Yudh Abhyas 2022 Rescheduled To November Due To “Operational Commitment” Of Indian Unit"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Indonesia Rafale Contract, the Space Force’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 October)"
Recent large-scale Chinese exercises rehearsing a possible invasion of Taiwan included a notable element – civilian ferries. These were placed offshore and used to launch and retrieve amphibious assault vehicles.… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows China Utilizing Civilian Ferries in Seaborne Assault Drills"
The Philippine Army has deployed its brand new Israeli ATMOS self-propelled guns for the first time. Two batteries from the Army Artillery Regiment were sent off in a ceremony at… Continue reading "Philippine Army Deploys Brand New Self-Propelled Guns For The First Time To Mindanao"
The Philippine Navy’s Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 began its first-ever deployment after a year of training last month on August 9. Founded in 2020 and based at Naval… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Drone Squadron Deploys For The First Time"